Buckle



J. H. TABLER.

BUCKLE. APPLlcATloN FILED m.2|. 1911.

1 ,324,629. Patented Dee. 9, 1919.

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JOI-IN HOWARD TABLER, OF LANHAM, MARYLAND.

BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application lediFebruary 21,:1917. Serial No.Y 156,168.

My invention relates more especially to that particular type of buckle which is used for the purpose of tying or binding packages, employing' a strap which is attached at one end to the buckle and after being iryassedaronnd the package is again but detachablv connected to the buckle for binding the strap tightly and securely around such package.

The object of my ypresent invention is to provide buckle of this general type which will provide for connecting the strap directly around the package in one direction, or in two directions thereabont, at the option of the operator, and in either instance pro- Y vide that the free end of the strap enter the front end on a' line with the buckle to properly connect it thereto.

lVith this principal object in view my invention consists in providing a tongueless buckle with a loop at its rear end formed in such manner that the end of the strap may be attached thereto and adapted for adjustment thereon to extend either on a line from the rear end of the buckle to pass around the package in one direction, or shifted to extend from either side of the loop whereby after the strap is passed around the package transversely with respect to the buckle it may be passed through the loop and again passed aroundy the package on a line with the buckle which will bring its free end in proper line with the 4 front end of the buckle to engage the same.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification:

Figure l is a plan view illustrating the application of my improved buckle to a strap passed around a package in one direction only.

Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating the application in which the strap 'is passed around the package in two directions. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail plan view of the buckle.

Fig. 4 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional View of the buckle.

In carrying out my invention the buckle Patented Dec. 9, 1919. l

or package tie device is formed to provide the short side pieces 6,6, connected at the upper part of their forward ends by a crossbar 7, from which projects forwardly a lifting-tongue S, and in the rear of this front cross-bar there is disposed between said side pieces a second or companion cross-bar 9, but located at aI little higher elevation than said front cross-bar, for which purpose the side pieces are for ned with upward eX- t'ensions 6a.

Formed integrally with the side pieces G, 6, and extending rearwardly therefrom is a metal loop l0, in tho forni of a curved bar, and constituting the rear portion of the buckle, the bar being substantially round in cross-section for the attachment the strap l2 thereto. lt will be noted that this loop has-opposite side portions 10, l0 and outer connecting portion l0" extending between said side portions in a slight outward curve. In the present instance the side portions l0"l lOTare provided near their outer ends, or wherethey join with the connecting portion 10b, with humps, l1, formed by increasing the thickness of the metal bar at these points, said humps being formed to project at the outer sides of the bar. From this it will be observed that the metal bar forming the loop 10 is of substantially the same thickness between the humps ll as'between bar coni risincr the loon bv i'neans of rivets 13, and in making this connection it is desirable that the strap bind around the bar as'tiglitly as possible or so that it willA have to be fo-rced past the humps in shifting the attachment from one part of the loop to thc other. It is therefore advisable in attaching the strap to pass or bind the end thereof in the irst instance around the outer connecting po-rtion of the loop, between the humps, so that by embracing the smaller part of the bar closely it will require force to slide the attached loop ofthe strap over and past the aforesaid humps so that it will the better retain its location on either the said connecting portion or one ofthe side portions 10a to which it may be shifted. 0f

lcourse in shifting the attached end of the understood, the connect-ing portion and side portions are ot approximately the saine length as the Width ot the webbing-strap.

lllhen the attached strap-end is in .engagement with the connecting portion )t the loop the strap will extend on a line With the buckle and therefore may be used after the manner ot an ordinary strap With buckle attached; that is to say, it may be passed around the package directly or in one direction so that the 'lree end may be readily passed under the tongue and front cross-bar to and over the intermediate crossbar and out ot the buckle between the aforesaid front cross-bar and main part of the strap. The strap may then be tightened around the package by simply pulling upon the projecting end, and when released the ension on the part or' the strap which encircles the package will impart frictional enlo jagenient of the looped end Within the buckle. This direct application of the strap in connection with the buckle is clearly illustrated in Fig. l or' the drawings.

ln tying or binding a package two Ways around, as illustrated in F ig. 2, it is necessary first to shift the attached strap-end lroin the connecting portion 10b of the loop portion to one of the side portions l0a thereof, so that said strap will extend from the buckle at right angles thereto, or laterally. Then so arranged the strap is passed around the package in the direction at right angles to the buckle and after being passed through the loop lO may be carried or passed around the package on a line with the buckle, binding said package in two directions, With the free end of the strap in proper line for connection with the buckle. In passing the strap around the package in two directions the loop forming the rear part of the buckle forms a means for properly turning the strap or folding it so that it will take the right direction in going around the package or the second time and in line for connectingthe free end directly to the buckle.

Therefore, by the particular construction of the buckle it may be readily converted from an ordinary buckle in which the strap extends on a line therewith to a package tie or buckle in which the said binding strap extends therefrom in four directions, and in this latter instance the first loop of the strap around the package may be drawn tight by pulling it over the cross-bar opposite the one to which the end of the strap is attached or With which the attached strap-end is in engagement, and still pulling on the strap or holding it taut it may be again passed around the package, this time on :t line with the buckle, and the free end connected for frictional engagement with the cross-bars at the front of the buckle.

Haring thus described my invention, T claim:

l. A buckle provided at its front end with means for connecting a strap adjustably thereto, and a loop forming the rear portion of the buckle to which the other end of the strap is attached comprising opposite side bars, a cross-bar connected to the outer ends of the side bars, and abruptly rounded corners at the junction or' the side bars and connecting cross-bar whereby when the strap is closely attached to the cross-bar or a side bar force will be required to slip the attached end from one to the other, for the purpose set forth.

2. A buckle provided at its front end with means Jfor connecting one end of a strap thereto, and a loop forming the rear portion of the buckle to which the other end 'of the strap is attached comprising opposite side bars and a connecting crossbar to either one of which the strap may be attached and slipped `from one to the other, the side bars having humps at their junction with the cross-bar to form a stop for the attached end of the strap When in engagement With a side bar, as herein shown and described.

JOHN I-IOARD TABLER. Witnesses H. O. THOMPSON, D. R. HnRsHEY. 

